All 3 Uses of

legacy

in

Howards End

There were no legacies, no annuities, none of the posthumous bustle with which some of the dead prolong their activities.†
Part 11 *

The cheque was returned, the legacy refused, the writer being in no need of money.†
Part 30

As if they were heads in a note-book, he ran through all the incidents of the Schlegels' campaign: the attempt to compromise his brother, his mother's legacy, his father's marriage, the introduction of the furniture, the unpacking of the same.†
Part 39

Definition:

coming from the past or left to the future

in various senses including:

in law -- a gift given through a will -- "She left a legacy of $10,000 to her niece."
of a situation -- resulting from the past -- "Today's debt problem is a legacy of profligate spending by prior administrations."
of culture -- a practice passed from one generation to the next -- "The city has along legacy of bribes and corruption."
of technology -- something that still uses old technology -- "We're using a legacy software that only the old-timers know how to update."
of a member or potential member of an organization -- the child of a previous member -- "She is a legacy candidate."